Vaccines, Mandates & Liberty

<p>With all the uncertainty, fear, division and threat of mandates and eroding liberty... we dig into our identity as Christians, where we find our hope and when is the right time to "stand up" for God and truth in any cultural moment.</p> <p><strong>NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>This Weeks Whiskey: Mossburn Single Malt Scotch - 10 year</li> <li>This Weeks Cigar - @standardandtwain</li> <li>Deeper Dive Resources:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li>Owen Strachan @profstrachan | Podcast - The Antithesis | Book - "Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel, and the way to stop it"</li> <li>@darrelbharrison & @virgilwalker of the Just Thinking Podcast @podcast_just | Book - "Just Thinking About The State"</li> </ul> </li> <li>We are addressing this topic today focusing on our Identity and hope as Christian's</li> <li>Within Christian circles, I've primarily heard two extremes: It's our duty as Christian's to get vaccinated and wear masks and if you don't, you are being "unloving" and un-Chirst like... or the opposite of, don't tell me what to do, I have my freedom and no one is going to make me do anything I don't want to do.... neither of which are helpful attitudes.</li> <li>Romans 12 - I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. <strong>2 </strong>Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.</li> <li>The toxicity of pop-culture has infiltrated the church so much, that we are even seeing the same "virtue signaling" with Christians, where they are "cancelling"one another and "unfriending" each other on social media for having differing social or political views... when we should be rallying around Jesus, not our political causes and affections.</li> <li>Where is our deepest passion and allegiance..